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ESP LTD EC-256 Electric Guitar, Black
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Brand | ESP GUITARS |
Color | Black |
Top Material Type | alder |
Body Material | Mahogany |
Back Material Type | Mahogany |
Neck Material Type | Mahogany |
Fretboard Material Type | Rosewood |
Guitar Pickup Configuration | H |
String Material Type | Nickel Steel |
Hand Orientation | Right |
About this item
- Offers a classic combination of a single-cutaway design with a mahogany body and neck and roasted jatoba fingerboard
- An amazingly affordable way to get into the look and sound of an all-time great guitar for every style of music
- Features great-sounding ESP Designed LH-150 passive pickups
- Even includes set-neck construction and body, a three-piece neck, and headstock binding
- The controls are Vol/Vol/Tone(P/P) with a 3-way toggle switch
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Product information
Item Weight | 8 pounds |
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Product Dimensions | 44 x 4 x 17 inches |
Country of Origin | China |
ASIN | B00BEZY290 |
Item model number | EC256BLK |
Customer Reviews |
4.5 out of 5 stars |
Best Sellers Rank | #38,563 in Musical Instruments (See Top 100 in Musical Instruments) #321 in Solid Body Electric Guitars |
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
Date First Available | February 12, 2013 |
Back Material | Mahogany |
Body Material | Mahogany |
Color Name | Black |
Fretboard Material | Rosewood |
Guitar Pickup Configuration | H |
Scale Length | 24.75" Scale |
String Material | Nickel Steel |
Top Material | alder |
Neck Material Type | Mahogany |
Number of Strings | 6 |
Guitar Bridge System | Tune-O-Matic |
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Product Description
What guitarist wouldn’t want the classic combination of a single-cutaway design with a mahogany body and neck, and rosewood fingerboard? Available in beautiful Black or Metallic Gold, the LTD EC-256 is an amazingly affordable way to get into the look and sound of an all-time great guitar that’s great for every style of music, with great-sounding ESP Designed LH-150 passive pickups. It even includes features you don’t often find in a low-cost guitar, like set-neck construction and body, 3 pc. neck, and headstock binding.
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EC-256
The LTD EC-256 takes many of the coolest aspects of our higher-end EC Series models, and offers them to you in a super-affordable guitar that's ready to rock. A classic shape that's excellent for all musical styles and genres, the EC-256 looks amazing with multiple binding on the body and headstock like you expect from high-quality guitars. Playing the EC-256 is also a dream come true, with set-neck construction for fast and easy access to the highest frets. The EC-256 also features a mahogany body, a comfortable and fast three-piece thin U-shaped mahogany neck, and a roasted jatoba fingerboard with flag inlays and 22 extra-jumbo frets. This guitar features our acclaimed ESP Designed LH-150 humbucking pickups that offer great tone for all genres of music, and the tone flexibility of coil-splitting controlled by a push-pull switch on the tone knob.
SPECIFICATIONS
CONSTRUCTION | Set-Neck |
SCALE | 24.75" |
BODY | Mahogany |
NECK | 3Pc Mahogany |
FINGERBOARD | Roasted Jatoba |
FINGERBOARD RADIUS | 350mm |
FINISH // HARDWARE COLOR | Black // Gold |
NUT TYPE // NUT WIDTH | Molded // 42mm |
NECK CONTOUR | Thin U |
FRETS/TYPE | 22 XJ |
STRAP BUTTON | Standard |
TUNERS | LTD |
BRIDGE | TOM & Tailpiece |
STRINGS | D'Addario XL110 (.010/.013/.017/.026/.036/.046) |
NECK PU // BRIDGE PU | ESP LH-150N // ESP LH-150B |
CASE // CASE INCLUDED | EC GUITAR FORM FIT CASE // N |
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Customer Ratings | ||||||
Value for money | 4.6 | — | 4.6 | 4.8 | 2.6 | 4.0 |
For beginners | 4.6 | — | 4.6 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 4.0 |
Craftsmanship | 4.4 | — | 4.5 | 4.2 | — | 4.0 |
Versatility | — | — | 4.6 | — | 5.0 | 4.4 |
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hand orientation | Right | Right | Right | Right | Right | Right |
number of strings | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
fretboard material | Rosewood | Mahogany Wood | Jatoba Wood | Rosewood | Ebony Wood | Rosewood |
back material | Mahogany | Mahogany Wood | Mahogany | mahogany | Mahogany | Mahogany Wood |
top material | alder | mahogany | Maple Wood, Mahogany Wood | Maple Wood | Mahogany | maple |
string material | Nickel Steel | — | Nickel | Stainless Steel | Nickel | Nickel |
body material | Mahogany | Mahogany | Mahogany | Maple | Mahogany | Mahogany |
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Customers like the quality, appearance and sound quality of the guitar. For example, they mention it's excellent, looks good and sounds great. They appreciate the value for money. That said, some complain about the damage.
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Customers are satisfied with the quality of the guitar. They mention that it's a very great guitar, excellent, and plays and feels great. The finish is perfect, the frets are decent, and the action is nice. The guitar holds tune and is easy on the hands. Overall, most are happy with the build quality and the performance of the instrument.
"...The bottom line is that this guitar looks really, really great, feels solid, plays great and sounds as good as it looks...." Read more
"Very satisfied ! The action feels great, and it stays in tune...." Read more
"...The tuning heads are solid and stay in tune. This is not a problem . . .again . . .this ESP is not a PRS . . .but for the money . ...." Read more
"...guitar closely and found no scratches dings or chips all electronics working perfectly and the sound is awesome...." Read more
Customers are satisfied with the appearance of the guitar. They mention that it looks good, has a nice finish, and the design and tuners are nice. Some say that the pick-ups are not centered. Overall, most are happy with the quality and performance of the product.
"...The pick ups on this thing (humbuckers) are gold and sound jazzy on the rhythm setting...." Read more
"Beautiful Guitar Solid Quality. Great Feel. Perfect fit. Does not need any upgrades...." Read more
"This guitar is sick! It looks sooo good it just begs to be played. Sounds good so far...." Read more
"Look, balance, design and tuners were nice. Bone nut was not thoroughly smoothed resulting in 5th and 6th string 'pings' when tuning...." Read more
Customers are satisfied with the sound quality of the guitar. They mention that it sounds great, smooth, and amazing. The intonation and action are perfect. Some customers also mention that the strings look like they're thin or tinny. However, most are happy with the bright, well-balanced tones and the guitar stays in tune.
"...looks really, really great, feels solid, plays great and sounds as good as it looks...." Read more
"...and sounds great through a good amp. I don't like the fretboard inlays . . .but I'm getting use to them...." Read more
"...thing I did notice was the guitar was setup perfectly, intonation and action are perfect, but the strings looked like the guitar had been played..." Read more
"Sounds amazing, fast neck! Action from factory was way too high, needed a few adjustments. Other than that, great guitar!" Read more
Customers appreciate the value of the guitar. They say it's a great sounding, beautiful guitar for the price.
"...I think this is a good step up to a moderately priced guitar. If he wants to get an ESP like Metallica uses, hes gonna have to get a job" Read more
"...well they also set off angle in the frames all in all a very nice guitar for its price" Read more
"...ESP did well with this one. It can easily rival higher priced axes. Get it set up properly and you'll be amazed." Read more
"...It’s lighter and is more balanced (weight wise). The price point is icing on the cake." Read more
Customers are satisfied with the tuning of the guitar. They mention that it has well-balanced tones and stays in tune. They also appreciate the bottom-heavy design, which allows the guitar to stay in position.
"...It’s bottom heavy so it stays in position unlike some top heavy guitars with light bodies. It’s 8 pounds, I love it...." Read more
"...The tuning heads are solid and stay in tune. This is not a problem . . .again . . .this ESP is not a PRS . . .but for the money . ...." Read more
"...It seems to stay in tune well and plays nicely as far as this old acoustic only guy can tell... He loves it as well...." Read more
"...It however has bright, well balanced tones and stays in tune. ESP did well with this one. It can easily rival higher priced axes...." Read more
Customers like the feel of the guitar. They mention that it feels like a custom guitar, and is easier on their hands than their original Squire.
"Beautiful Guitar Solid Quality. Great Feel. Perfect fit. Does not need any upgrades...." Read more
"...he is relatively new; he says the guitar plays well and is easier on his hands than his original Squire Strat...." Read more
"The guitar itself feels great and sounds good from initial testing...." Read more
"Quality, sound, and the feeling are very nice. No damage in packaging or so.Why the EC256 signature is not printed on the fretboard?" Read more
Customers find the setup of the guitar perfect, and the transaction was easy. They also say it's a great starter kit.
"...The set-up was perfect...." Read more
"...One thing I did notice was the guitar was setup perfectly, intonation and action are perfect, but the strings looked like the guitar had been played..." Read more
"Guitar arrived well packaged and sooner then delivery estimate. Easy transaction." Read more
"Great starter kit..." Read more
Customers are dissatisfied with the damage on the guitar. They mention that the headstock was damaged, the fret board has scratches, and the chip on the head stock was there during shipping.
"...I had to return it due to a Chip on the Head Stock. 3 Weeks and NO REFUND YET. I Called Amazon and they said i will get a refund in a few days...." Read more
"...it would mean the world I like the guitar but was kinda upset it arrived damaged." Read more
"...Next, the fret board has a few scratches in the wood on some of the frets, and there are some other minor cosmetic flaws, so this might be a b-stock..." Read more
"...The main issue is that, I assume during shipping, the headstock was damaged where the G string tuner's knob came snapped off (see pic)...." Read more
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The pick ups on this thing (humbuckers) are gold and sound jazzy on the rhythm setting. The high treble switch gave me decent solo room for distortion . . . and sounds great through a good amp. I don't like the fretboard inlays . . .but I'm getting use to them. I like dots on the fretboard to help locate where I am. I play a classical with only one dot on the seventh fret and I get lost, from time to time. This guitar has dots running up and down the fret board.
The tuning heads are solid and stay in tune. This is not a problem . . .again . . .this ESP is not a PRS . . .but for the money . . .I made a good purchase and I'm happy with this brand.
I look forward to my next ESP/LDT PURCHASE
I had to return it due to a Chip on the Head Stock. 3 Weeks and NO REFUND YET. I Called Amazon and they said i will get a refund in a few days. X-mas was too much for them they were backed up on returns. They told me they got the Return but Refund would take a day or so. This was 2 weeks ago: Please Refund Soon. I will be charge Interest on my Discover....
Reviewed in the United States on December 20, 2017
I look forward to my next ESP/LDT PURCHASE
I had to return it due to a Chip on the Head Stock. 3 Weeks and NO REFUND YET. I Called Amazon and they said i will get a refund in a few days. X-mas was too much for them they were backed up on returns. They told me they got the Return but Refund would take a day or so. This was 2 weeks ago: Please Refund Soon. I will be charge Interest on my Discover....